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No. It's not "take your head home", with your head (a noun) being the part standing in for the whole, namely you. Rather, "to head" is a verb that means (among
by FabHK 5y ago
No. It's not "take your head home", with your head (a noun) being the part standing in for the whole, namely you.
Rather, "to head" is a verb that means (among other things) "to move in a specific direction". For example, an aircraft could be heading north.
- hnbad 5y agoIsn't "take your head home" pars pro toto given that it means "take yourself home" with the head (pars) standing in for (pro) the person (toto)?
- FabHK 5y agoYes, "take your head home" would be pars pro toto, but it is not something people usually say (in particularly, that's not what GP (or GGP or whatever) said).